憑 (pang4 bang6 | ping2) : lean on; rely on

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憑

pang4 bang6

ping2

[1] lean on/against; prop/support oneself on
[2] rely on; depend on
[3] on the basis of; by virtue of; in light of
[4] no matter (what, where, when, how, etc)
[5] proof; evidence; guarantee

In Cantonese, pang4 is the colloquial sound and used more often in most situations; bang6 is the literary sound but used more often in colloquial context.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

憑 / 凭

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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文憑 man4 pang4 wen2 ping2 = diploma

挨挨憑憑 aai1 aai1 bang6 bang6 = leaning against 粵

憑證 pang4 zing3 = credentials, certificate

憑藉 pang4 zik6 = to rely on; to cease

冇憑冇據 mou5 pang4 mou5 geoi3 = to have no evidence 粵

任憑 jam6 pang4 ren4 ping2 = allow sb. to do what they please

憑借 pang4 ze3 ping2 jie4 = rely on, depend on

真憑實據 zan1 pang4 sat6 geoi3 zhen1 ping2 shi2 ju4 = real and substantial evidence

無憑無據 mou4 pang4 mou4 geoi3 wu2 ping2 wu2 ju4 = groundless; without evidence

憑據 pang4 geoi3 ping2 ju4 = credential, evidence, proof

普通教育文憑 pou2 tung1 gaau3 juk6 man4 pang4 = General Certificate of Education (GCE)

憑祥 pang4 coeng4 ping2 xiang2 = Pingxiang (city in Guangxi)

香港中學文憑考試 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 man4 pang4 haau2 si5 xiang1 gang3 zhong1 xue2 wen2 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HK Diploma of Secondary Education Exam

憑弔 pang4 diu3 ping2 diao4 = go to a (tomb; historical site etc.) to pay homage to the dead or reflect on past events

Showing 1 example containing 憑

斷咗幾條憑骨粵
Broke a few rib bones

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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